Megan Avery is the founder and owner of M Avery Designs.

She is the Author of the recently release book "Bag Bazaar, 25 Stylish Bags to Make in an afternoon" published by Potter Craft, a division of Random House.

Her work has been featured in Blueprint, Modern Bride, InStyle and NBC's, The Today Show.

Megan grew up in the Adirondacks of New York State in a little town called Star Lake, where the deer population out numbered the people. She moved to NJ after graduating from Ithaca College in 1998, where she majored in Television and Radio.

With very little sewing and design experience, Megan started making bags about 7 years ago because she didn't have the money to drop hundreds of dollars, or more, on designer bags. So often, she would see bags she loved and find herself saying "I could make that so easily!"

After designing, creating and selling my line of handmade handbags and totes for three years, she was overwhelmed by the interest so many people had in learning how to make bags for themselves. That's when she opened the M Avery Design Studio and started teaching "Make your Own Handbag" Workshops and sewing classes to guests who have little or no sewing experience. Each month, Avery features many two-hour beginning sewing workshops, in addition to a five week sewing course she calls "Fashion Lab Boot Camp". She also started a Fashion Lab Summer Camp and after school program for kids ages 9 & up to learn sewing and accessory design.